Chile’s FNE recently published “Public Sector and Antitrust” or “Sector Público y Libre Competencia” the fourth document of its series of Advocacy materials. The guide is addressed primarily to public sector employees and service managers, with the intent to promote compliance with rules to protect free competition in the marketplace.

  On December 1st, 2011, the FNE filed a complaint before the Competition Tribunal (TDLC), accusing the three main production and commercialization companies of poultry meat in Chile (i.e., “Agrosuper”, “Ariztía” and “Don Pollo”) of cartelization. The cartel was implemented and monitored by the Poultry Trade Association (APA – Asociación de Productores Avícolas de Chile […]

  According to the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE) press release, on November 22, the TDLC approved the agreement signed between the FNE and Embotelladora Latinoamericana, Embotelladora Castel, Industrial and Comercial Lampa S.A., Sociedad Comercial Antillanca, Embotelladora Andina and Coca-Cola Embonor S.A. As a result, the trial against the latter two, principal bottling companies in Chile […]

  After public consultations, the Chilean FNE has published the final version of its document “Trade Associations and Antitrust” (in Spanish). The document seeks to inform the business community and trade associations of the risks of certain joint or coordinated actions under the existing competition law. The paper covers topics such as the scope of […]

  Presentations and information from Chile’s 2010 Competition Day, held on November 4, are available here.  The panels addressed the competition assessment of regulations and competition in small economies.

  Today’s links sample some of the cooperation agreements among competition agencies. Chile Russia US DOJ US FTC EU Nordic Cooperation Japan Canada Brazil Australia

  The Chilean competition agency, the FNE, just released a press release announcing that it is instituting proceedings against multinational companies for participating in a cartel for refrigerator compressors. The investigation is the first that was based on a leniency application, after the 2009 amendments that introduced the leniency program. For more information, see the […]

  Today’s links sample some of the cooperation agreements among competition agencies. Chile Russia US DOJ US FTC EU Nordic Cooperation Japan Canada Brazil Australia

  Many agencies issue annual reports, updates and other information about their activities. As a number of 2009/10 annual reports have recently been finalised, today’s sample links offer the opportunity to catch up on some of last year’s highlights and see how various agencies present their activities. Romania Ireland Netherlands Finland Bulgaria Czech Republic USA […]

  The Turkish Competition Authority hosted the ninth Annual Conference of the ICN from April 27-29, 2010. Five hundred delegates, representing more than 80 competition agencies, and over 100 NGAs from the legal, business, consumer, and academic communities, and international organizations attended the conference. Working groups and participants addressed the successes of the ICN from […]